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“Message received that Mrs Murphy 2 Kearns Rd Kilmainham is starving”

Dublin Metropolitan Police Telephone

2227 Station of Origin Date 29 4 1916 Received at 6.50am Sent at 6.55am

From Richmond Bks To Kilmainham

Message received that Mrs Murphy 2 Kearns Rd Kilmainham is starving. Garrison Adjutant directs that the woman be directed come to Richmond Barracks where she will get plenty of food. You will be so good as to direct her to come here.